Record ID: DEV-37C7E0
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy harness fitting terret ring of Late Iron Age to Early Roman date, c.100 BC - AD 100. The terret is of the 'simple' type, comprising a circular basal strap bar flanked by two circular collars. A D-shaped sectioned loop extends to either side of the collars. The metal is worn and has a light green patina.  Dimensions: Diameter 28 mm, Thickness 4.5 mm, Weight 10.61 g. Terret rings were used as rein guides on chariots or carts used during the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period. They were set in a line along the yoke and…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: DEV-E8F050
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy probable horse bit or terret ring, dating to the Iron Age c. 150 BC - 0 AD. The object consists of a globular body with two faces exhibiting high-relief designs. Three arms protude from the body, two transversely and one from the underside. The underside arm is missing completely with remnants of the other two curving downward from the body. The shorter of the two limbs extant has an arched design on one edge, each side. On one face, the high-relief design depicts a simple triskelion with a raised central dot. There is a small…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cullompton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-FBBB3D
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy possible harness fitting dating to the medieval period c. AD 1100-1200. The object has been cast in the form of a fish or a dolphin with an elongated body which spirals around to form a ring. The tail flares out in a semi-circular shape and projects from the back of the ring. There is a rectangular socket projecting from the upper side edge of the ring. There are two fins which project each side of the head to form horizontal bars; the tip of the one of the fins is broken and missing. The body of the fish is decorated with a scale-like pattern and there ar…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
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Record ID: DEV-F55927
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy harness junction that dates to the early medieval period (c. 11th century).  It has broken at one end off a boss, and may have once been a double-ended junction from harness strapping. As an alternative, this could be the attachment loop of a small bridle bit. The boss is broadly in the form of a domed oval, with a concavity on the reverse. The short bar that emanates from the complete side is semicircular in cross-section. It soon meets a slightly thicker terminal loop, which is oval and plain. The loop is, though, bevelled, externally on the fron…
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 20th April 2023
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Record ID: DEV-4C96A4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy strap-mounted and skirted terret ring. Only the base of the main ring now survives, with slightly more surviving one side of the skirt. It is broadly of D-shaped cross-section, with flat interior with rounded corners. It is moulded externally into a series of segments of differing sizes; not enough of the ring survives to discern a pattern. Below the main ring is a waist below which the hollow skirt expands. The skirt was apparently formed of two 'leaves', one now highly abraded. The other main part of the skirt is sub triangular. Set below, the…
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: DEV-613754
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval strap link of Anglo-Scandinavian origin, dating to AD 1000-1100. The link is composed of two circular loops, one of which is filled in with iron corrosion. They form the terminals of a pair of arms which are D-shaped in profile, and are joined by a raised circular central boss. The two loops have bevelled edges.  According to Williams, 'Anglo Scandinavian Horse Harness fittings' (2007, p1), these harness links are Anglo-Scandinavian in origin and derive from the Viking Ringerike style, as seen on examples where the boss is a distinct…
Created on: Monday 7th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
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Record ID: DEV-003D79
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval harness mount, with leather still adhered, dating to c. AD 1500-1600. The mount is cruciform in shape, with a central openwork design composed of four oval apertures arranged around a square cross. The exterior is floreate with trefoil terminals on each side of the cross, and the small square frame lying between these more elaborate designs. The reverse is largely obscured by a fragment of leather which survives, blackened and damaged, attached to two pointed lugs. Leather survivals adhered to metallic artefacts are not uncommon, and examples of earlier ar…
Created on: Monday 1st November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
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Record ID: DEV-4C76F1
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy terret ring of Iron Age to Roman date, c. 100 BC - AD100. The broad circular sectioned loop survives, but the strap bar is now missing, as are any decorative collars attached to it. The loop is markedly thicker on its enclosed side. There are traces of red enamel decoration, which appears to have been placed in two linear bands either side of a raised copper alloy ridge which lies in the centre of the upper face. The reverse also bears some red enamel traces, although no clear decorative scheme can be made out. An example of Lewis (2015:87)'s simp…
Created on: Sunday 17th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ottery St Mary CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-360002
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ring, probably a harness fitting, dating from the Roman to post medieval period, c. AD 43-1800. The ring is circular in shape and in section, with a slightly flattened upper surface. It is roughened and pitted, but two distinctly raised nubs survive at the 10 and 2 o'clock positions, possibly indicating the points above which attached leather straps should not be positioned. Measurements: 49.5mm diameter, 8.2mm width, 7.6mm thickness, weight 26.16g.
Created on: Saturday 16th January 2021
Last updated: Sunday 24th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ottery St Mary CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-95B933
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy and iron harness boss dating to the post medieval period, c. AD 1500-1700. The front of the boss is copper alloy, adhered to an iron backplate with one of two iron attachment loops surviving. Three iron rivets originally joined the front and back plates and are very visible as pockets of iron corrosion on the front surface. The boss is circular in shape with a deep dome at its centre. The peak of the dome is marked by a ring and dot decoration. Iron corrosion adheres to both the front and back surfaces. The attachment loops are rectangular in cross sect…
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
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Record ID: DEV-77534D
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete knobbed terret ring harness fitting dating to the Iron Age to Roman period, c. AD 1-100.  The object comprises part of the lower loop, and approximately half of the upper loop. The lower loop is flattened in cross section and creates a rectangular shape in plan. It is attached to a rectangular lower plate, from which the thickened ring of the upper loop rises. Ther is a large globular knop present on the outer side of the upper loop. This bears inscribed decoration composed of two opposing diagonal lines which form a saltire. Lewis (2015: 84) uses the presence…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Axminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-FAA3DD
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval to post medieval copper alloy harness ring dating to c. AD 1000-1800. The ring is flattened slightly on its upper and lower surfaces, with rounded edges. There are signs of wear at three distinct points, suggesting it may have been used at a point where three straps may have met, possibly on a bridle. There are suggestions of iron corrosion here which may represent other pieces of the harness which are now missing. A large number of these rings have been recorded on the PAS database, including WMID-012331 and LIN-50AF93, but their dating remains broad due to the…
Created on: Saturday 16th May 2020
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: DEV-FA8DEC
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post copper alloy harness mount dating to c. AD 1600-1900. The mount survives with some damage to its perimeter. It is discoidal in shape, with a convex top. It has a single central lug which is lozenge shaped in cross section and tapers to a sharp point. Although the perimeter is damaged, there does appear to have once been a deliberate scalloped edge to the object. Measurements: 21.9mm diameter, 1.9mm thickness, weight 3.74g.
Created on: Saturday 16th May 2020
Last updated: Monday 25th May 2020
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Record ID: DEV-FA4937
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post copper alloy harness mount dating to c. AD 1600-1900. The mount survives with some damage to its perimeter. It is discoidal in shape, with a convex top. The two lugs are flattened in cross section, and taper to a sharp point. One is in its original position, while the other appears to have been bent backwards post deposition. There is a very slender decorative linear border which follows the circumference of the mount on its upper surface. Measurements: 17.8mm diameter, 2.1mm thickness, weight 3.19g.
Created on: Saturday 16th May 2020
Last updated: Monday 25th May 2020
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Record ID: DEV-FA3B91
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post copper alloy harness mount dating to c. AD 1600-1900. The mount survives with some damage to its perimeter, and one of its lugs is damaged. It is discoidal in shape, with a convex top. The two lugs are flattened in cross section, and one maintains its original rectangular shape. There is a decorative linear border approximately 1.5mm wide which follows the circumference of the mount on its upper surface. Measurements: 28.7mm diameter, 2.3mm thickness, weight 9.21g.
Created on: Saturday 16th May 2020
Last updated: Monday 25th May 2020
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Record ID: DEV-834925
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gilded copper alloy harness mount dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1250-1350. The object is formed of a  circular central boss, which is convex, with a set of eight scalloped knops which extend from it at regular intervals, giving it the appearance of an eight pointed star, or more plausibly, a sunburst design. The scalloped knops are also very slightly convex, with hollows beneath each one. The scalloping appears to be incised rather than cast, and the design of it is irregular and varies between the individual knops, with some composed of five diagonal li…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: DEV-0EF141
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete copper alloy harness fitting of Iron Age date, c. 250-150 BC. The object is a form of terret, sub-circular in plan with a straightened attachment bar. This bar is more clearly and consistently cylindrical in cross section, and its ends are marked with bulbous circular studs. The ring then resumes its more slender cylindrical cross section, before thickening further to two flaring cups which join together at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions to close the terret ring. Each of the bulbous studs is flanked by two lines which emphasise their position. There are further inc…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2020
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Record ID: DEV-2FBA5E
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy harness fitting of the post medieval period, c. 1600-1750, possibly 1709. The ring is circular in plan with a slight irregularity to the shape of the circle resulting in a slight point. It is rectilinear in cross section with a thick plain band. There appears to have been an inscription on the side surfaces of the band, one of which is legible and reads 1709. CORN-CF2497 is similar in form, and notes that Read (2001) illustrates a similar annular pendant attached to a bar mount from South Somerset on page 43, No.374, which is dated to the 17th century. Margeson (1…
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: DEV-B13324
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy harness fitting dating to the Early Medieval period, c. AD 1000- 1100. The object now consists of a loop and the truncated stub of an arm. The loop is oval in shape, enclosed within a lozenge with exaggerated and extended rectilinear knops on two of the three angles of the lozenge that do not adhere to the arm. These knops have three tiny pellets extending from the knop to the edge of the loop in a vertical line.The arm is D-shaped in cross section and extends 11.9mm from the loop before the old break. Opposite the surviving arm is an additional knop which i…
Created on: Thursday 31st October 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Axminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-1888CD
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy harness fitting dating to the Post Medieval period AD 1700-1950. The frame consists of a D-shaped main loop and parallel strip of rectangular copper-alloy connected to it by parallel strips set at right angles. The rounded terminals of the rectangular bar project at each end. The harness fitting is flat on the reverse and planoconvex in section. Measurements: Length: 16.1 mm Width: 27.5 mm Thickness: 6.1 mm Weight: 4.93 g
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2020
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